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[The phrasing and spellings in the original letter have been left as is, without the use of [sic], in order to maintain the original flow of the message.]
March 23, 1868/
Dear Cady I sepose you whon/ der why mother dount write well/ it has bin for the want of time/ I hav bin very tired somutch so/ that when sunday comes I am/ too tird to go to church but I have/ help now the girl that I have/ is a jearsey girl she is a good wor/ ker she is betwen sixteen and seve/ nteen she is quiet a woman but/ not a fast one she will make most too of/ you she came last sunday she pu/ t out the wash on monday/ today I dounot assist with the/ wash I get breakfast and din/ ner and make the beds with/ elln help so she can stick to/ the washing you canot amag/
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{thought [crossed out]} that I {had better [crossed out]}/ ought to be going out of long/ division. the Snow is quite/ deep in the Streets I am tired/ of seening so much snow Cadie/ whay haven you answer my/ letter you cant now say that/ I haven writen to you bisness/ is puty brisk with popy/ and I hope it will continue/ with him I have 71 cents and/ to of the school girls ows me/ for now I exspect to it to [mior?]/ for Some paper I sold them/ I hav trused them before/ and they have done it Mother/ is know reading newspa/ per. Mother was thinking/ of making Mrs. Dascom of a present/ of a dress cap {n [crossed out]} and what do you think/ I must bring my letter to close. Your/ truly E Still/

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[The phrasing and spellings in the original letter have been left as is, without the use of [sic], in order to maintain the original flow of the message.]
March 23, 1868/
Dear Cady I sepose you whon/ der why mother dount write well/ it has bin for the want of time/ I hav bin very tired somutch so/ that when sunday comes I am/ too tird to go to church but I have/ help now the girl that I have/ is a jearsey girl she is a good wor/ ker she is betwen sixteen and seve/ nteen she is quiet a woman but/ not a fast one she will make most too of/ you she came last sunday she pu/ t out the wash on monday/ today I dounot assist with the/ wash I get breakfast and din/ ner and make the beds with/ elln help so she can stick to/ the washing you canot amag/
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{thought [crossed out]} that I {had better [crossed out]}/ ought to be going out of long/ division. the Snow is quite/ deep in the Streets I am tired/ of seening so much snow Cadie/ whay haven you answer my/ letter you cant now say that/ I haven writen to you bisness/ is puty brisk with popy/ and I hope it will continue/ with him I have 71 cents and/ to of the school girls ows me/ for now I exspect to it to [mior?]/ for Some paper I sold them/ I hav trused them before/ and they have done it Mother/ is know reading newspa/ per. Mother was thinking/ of making Mrs. Dascom of a present/ of a dress cap {n [crossed out]} and what do you think/ I must bring my letter to close. Your/ truly E Still/